Mexico vs Turkey: Significant earthquakes
Mexico
3
in 2022
Turkey
3
in 2024
Mexico rank
4th
Turkey rank
4th
Significant earthquakes over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3 against 3 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1542 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1660s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1750s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1780s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1840s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 2.5 | 1 | 1.5 | Mexico |
| 1870s | 1.75 | 1.5 | 0.25 | Mexico |
| 1890s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Turkey |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.67 | 1.33 | 0.3333 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.67 | 1.67 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 3.33 | 2.33 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 1.67 | 1.67 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1.33 | 2.33 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2.67 | 0.6667 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 3.17 | 1.67 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher significant earthquakes, Mexico or Turkey?
- Mexico, at 3 against 3 in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in significant earthquakes between Mexico and Turkey?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1542 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for significant earthquakes?
- Mexico ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Significant earthquakes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.